Ian Derrington

Splendid read.

Revisado: 06-25-23

Very much appreciate the honest and straightforward answers theat feel nicely actionable. Worth learning from!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Argues that we don't see reality...

Revisado: 08-28-22

because we evolved for fitness. The ridiculous conclusion is neither sound from fundamental logic nor is it thoughtfully reasonable. The sophomoric argument neglects the that if we cannot perceive reality accurately, at least to marginal extents, then we will be less fit and what that fitness means on different time and distance scales. Shocked that this book is as popular as it is given how erroneous it is.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

quite good and interesting until

Revisado: 08-28-22

he made proclamations about how it is not possible to reasonably predict the future and then goes about unreasonably predicting the future. he also is adamant about not paying attention to other scientific literature, which is unfortunate that he has chosen to ignore well received literature and science to promote his own limited understanding of the world based on, quite honestly, just numbers.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

the longest tautology I have ever read

Revisado: 06-20-22

beyond the seeming pyramid scheme of ideas and strawman representation of most everything he does not agree with, the repetitious conclusions that he brings seem to be not more than echoes of other more ancient scholars. Read only if you wish to understand how libertarianism self justifies it's existence without regard to external understanding.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Emotional rhetoric replete with false understand

Revisado: 05-08-22

This is a painful book to read especially if you had to pay for it.

If you read " the constitution of knowledge" before you read this and you will be keenly aware of it's anti intellectual anti technology and anti progressive perspective of the present.

A verbose emotional tirade painting partial opinions about complex topics with a limited understanding of value creation and transfer cycles, this is a zombified rescusitation of Marxism for the new era.

Florid language paints terrible and terribly inaccurate pictures of reality and is framed from a conservatively Luddite position devoid of progressive possibilities.

Logicians would weep at the unsupported conclusions found from this.

Again read only if you can be intentional on the value you bring back to the creation of books such as this piece of romantic dribble.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

superposition of genius and dolting

Revisado: 11-25-20

if you buy this book you support climate change denialism. whatever smart things the author says he nullifies them with overly moronic understanding and depiction of climate change.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

Brilliance coupled with shoddy research

Revisado: 11-03-20

Sowell often straw mans other peoples research, our outright dismisses it without evidence. He claims research doesn't exist when it does, and all together myopically focuses on the correctness of his own theses and not their flaws or that they can be combined with the other theories that he vehemately dismisses. If this is where intellectual conservatives get their information no wonder they're so biased.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 14 personas

how to manipulate with words

Revisado: 10-18-20

Read this if you want to learn how to frame things for your manipulate purpose or how you have beeit is a great book. the author shouldn't be funded as he has used such tactics to the detriment of the environment amongst other things.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Power tools for better communication

Revisado: 10-16-20

I've read this book twice now. will read it again. it has so much simple yet deep insight that I wish I had found it as soon as it came out. It is well written, interesting and useful. If you want to improve your communication, and your life, this book may be the best place to begin!

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Brilliant and dumb at the same yime

Revisado: 01-30-20

another example of an exceptionally smart philosopher self deceiving in their vainglorious interpretation of the world and deceiptfully assertive in his leading conclusions that lack both necessary and sufficit support. replete with logical inconsistencies o Jeremy in the humanistic elements of his words, the arguments stated are often backed with false or incomplete premise or altogether do often not derive themselves from the underlying logical axioms. still so, this is impressive and powerful. you should read this only of you are willing to suspend judgement and aim to simultaneously see both the truths and fallacies that areu beautifully conveyed within this book.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas